KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
174 Reviews
- Friday5–10 PM
- Saturday5–10 PM
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday5–10 PM
- Thursday5–10 PM
About the Business
Kazaguruma - Japanese dining in Wellington | Kazaguruma offers contemporary Japanese style dining, in any occasion for a couple, a group, family or anyone visiting in Wellington.
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Website
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+6442139730
272 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Hours
- Friday5–10 PM
- Saturday5–10 PM
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday5–10 PM
- Thursday5–10 PM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Wine
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- High chairs
- Casual
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Vegetarian options
Recommended Reviews
Tiara L
20.10.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
Amazing to have a kaiseki/omakase experience like this in Wellington! Everything we had was exceptional and dietary requirements were catered for. I especially loved the sashimi and my husband adored the tempura and potato salad. The service was amazing and it was very well worth it for us. We will definitely be back!
Geoff Bilbrough
27.09.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
Delicious from start to finish. And we did the saki pairing to make it even better. If you love the food of Japan this is the best place to go. We did the introductory set menu and there wasn’t a dish we didn’t like - there were four of us. Delicate sashimi and sushi. Lovely karage chicken. Great piece of beefNext time (and there will be a next time) we’ll do the whole hog (it’s not called that). You have to book.
Nadine Liddell
25.09.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
Food was delicious! Staff were phenomenal, really went above and beyond, after incidentally finding out we were there for a birthday dinner they placed something special on the table for us AND sent the dessert with a candle of their own volition. Can't thank them enough.
Alex Tai
22.08.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
Best westernised Japanese food in town! Went for lunch with the family. We ordered several dishes rather than the set menu. We enjoyed every single dish. The highlight was the dessert, Monaka & Creme Brûlée. Will definitely go back to try the set menus for dinner.
Steven Seo
20.08.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
I don’t usually leave reviews but I think this occasion deserves a few words.To celebrate our valentine’s day on Saturday (a day before the valentine’s day) my partner and I both ordered the Umami premium seafood course menu with one sake pairing.As many other reviews have mentioned, this is an authentic Japanese restaurant with excellent staff and the meals were very tasty – we enjoyed all courses.If you are looking to dine in this restaurant, I would highly recommend you to request a table either on the ground floor or in a private room upstairs. Our table was in an awkward place next to the stairs, toilet, small bar (where they prepare sake and wine) and a shelf unit with finished plates, cups and glasses…Unfortunately, my partner and I both experienced stomach pain on the way back and our night ended with diarrhea & two tablets of Panadol.
Sarah Roussel
11.08.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
What an incredible experience!We went for the first time for my birthday and we will definitely come back for other special occasions.We had the signature set menu with Sake pairing + additional wagyu beef shabu shabu and desserts.The food was amazing, beautifully presented and well portioned. We were surprised at how generous the sake pairing was! 4 different sake and enough for 4-6 cups each! Special mention to the sake produced in Queenstown, it was our favorite from the selection.The service is outstanding, they went above and beyond to accommodate my husband's shellfish allergy. The little birthday card on the table and the candle with my dessert was a lovely attention.The space is small but it feels cosy and almost homely".Would recommend to book well in advance if you want to experience this fine dining."
Detlef
06.08.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
Just AMAZING.I do not like fish at all I have to say, but this menu with raw fish and sushi was just awesome. I cannot describe these compositions of flavours.And then the deserts. You have to try.
Pamela Ngan
23.07.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
What a lovely dining experience... everything was just so excellent. To the polite informative service, beautifully presented food, tasty dishes, all in a gentle atmosphere. We ordered the $74. special set menu... which consists of 6 servings of different foods... absolutely all delicious. My favourites were the first 2 dishes, of which I photographed... the raw fish yummo!!! Other dishes... Tempura prawn, and cauliflower, Rare beef, Katsu chicken, and lamb cutlet. Admittedly there was just one negative, the beef, and lamb dish, I felt there was too much sauce on the meat, which for me ruined it.We would definitely go back though, very enjoyable dining.
Richard Lei
20.07.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
With no exaggeration, Kazaguruma sets the highest standard in Wellington for Japanese cuisine.Each dish’s flavour and aesthetics are prepared with stunning precision.I’ve been a fan of both their lunch and dinner offerings.A _must_ stop - and remember to call in to reserve!
Josh Young
19.07.2023
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining
Tl;dr, the best Japanese cuisine in Wellington I've had, but I wanted a bit more.Great selection of drinks ranging from regular wines to more niche Japanese liquor.Going through the meal, we started with some oysters, not sure where they came from and not super fresh but still nice.Sashimi and Nigiri tasted great and had an interesting selection of sauces and dips.Beef Tataki, hard to go wrong, very nice.Tempura was ok, I loved the seaweed salt but the dipping sauce was quite weak and I don't think you need the mayo for the prawn.Agedashi Tofu I didn't like. It wasn't crispy on the outside and the coating? Was just a bit gummy. The tofu itself was well made though.Kaarage Chicken was very well cooked, nice and juicy but the bowl it came in was just a bit silly.The lamb, so juicy, well sauced, great way to end the set menu.I got the Yuzu sorbet for dessert which was nice and refreshing.Overall I think it's catering a bit more to western tastes rather than being super authentic which isn't a bad thing, but a bit disappointing for me. Still great food and would go again.
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272 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
KAZAGURUMA Japanese Dining